Press Releases
London — Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement:
"Following the President's tweet, I spoke with the Sergeant-at-Arms to ensure that Capitol Police are conducting a security assessment to safeguard Congresswoman Omar, her family and her staff. They will continue to monitor and address the threats she faces.
"The President's words weigh a ton, and his hateful and inflammatory rhetoric creates real danger. President Trump must take down his disrespectful and dangerous video."
London — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a high-level congressional delegation met today with top U.S. military commanders at the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and U.S. European Command (EUCOM) in Stuttgart, Germany. Speaker Pelosi released the following statement:
"On our visit to Stuttgart, our delegation was privileged to extend our thanks to the men and women in uniform serving in critical U.S. military combatant commands operating on the continents of Africa and Europe.
Stuttgart, Germany – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on President Trump's tweet using 9/11 footage for a political attack:
"The memory of 9/11 is sacred ground, and any discussion of it must be done with reverence. The President shouldn't use the painful images of 9/11 for a political attack.
"As we visit our troops in Stuttgart to thank them and be briefed by them, we honor our first responsibility as leaders to protect and defend the American people. It is wrong for the President, as Commander-in-Chief, to fan the flames to make anyone less safe."
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on the retirement of Congressman Dave Loebsack who announced today he will leave the Congress at the end of his current term:
"For 13 years, Congressman Dave Loebsack has been a proud champion for the hard-working men and women of Iowa. His dedicated leadership and uncompromising values have been instrumental in helping Democrats deliver progress in the lives of all Americans.
Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a Congressional delegation to visit the U.S. European and Africa military commands based in Stuttgart, and hold high-level discussions with senior government officials and meet with civil society leaders in London, Dublin and Northern Ireland.
"As we face evolving global security challenges, our delegation will thank and receive briefings from U.S. military leaders at U.S. Africa Command and U.S. European Command," Speaker Pelosi said.
Washington D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined House Democrats for a press conference to celebrate the historic achievements made in their first 100 days and outline their #ForThePeople blueprint for the next 100 days. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. I was so enjoying being inspired by our speakers I didn't realize I was next.
[Laughter]
In any event, I want to join all of our colleagues who are in the conference room and have saluted the leadership of our Chairman, Hakeem Jeffries, and our Vice-Chair, Katherine Clark, for bringing us together in a very substantive, unifying way this conference. Really a series of workshops where we engaged with each other, and again, For The People.
Washington, D.C. – Today, top House and Senate Democrats sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr following his testimony before the House and Senate appropriations committees reasserting their expectation for the full, unredacted Mueller report, along with the underlying evidence, to be provided to Congress. The letter, signed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Senate Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA), also urges the Department of Justice (DOJ) to work with them to find an accommodation on providing the full report from the Special Counsel, with the underlying materials, to the relevant committees.